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Post by harborbelt70 on Sept 13, 2021 15:25:24 GMT
I just love the 'whistle' and 'cylinder' effects! Do you guys vent your layout spaces? A long time ago, i turned off the smoke on my engines and really haven't turned it on since - my layout is in the basement. The smoke was bothering other family members.
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Post by cnw1995 on Sept 13, 2021 15:54:18 GMT
I've never seen an engine blow smoke rings - that would be fun to see!
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Post by harborbelt70 on Sept 13, 2021 16:52:11 GMT
I've never seen an engine blow smoke rings - that would be fun to see!
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Post by Country Joe on Sept 13, 2021 18:46:24 GMT
My best smokers are MTH Railking steam engines. The diesels may be great smokers but I have the smoke turned off. I don't like smoking diesels. They don't look right to my eyes.
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Post by harborbelt70 on Sept 13, 2021 19:26:11 GMT
My best smokers are MTH Railking steam engines. The diesels may be great smokers but I have the smoke turned off. I don't like smoking diesels. They don't look right to my eyes.
However, I just thought I'd mention that Brother LAZ put the Lionel (NOT MTH) GE Evo on another thread recently, and if you want eco-friendly and/or prototypical modern diesel smoke operation, it's the best ever made, IMHO.
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Post by Country Joe on Sept 13, 2021 21:14:15 GMT
My best smokers are MTH Railking steam engines. The diesels may be great smokers but I have the smoke turned off. I don't like smoking diesels. They don't look right to my eyes.
However, I just thought I'd mention that Brother LAZ put the Lionel (NOT MTH) GE Evo on another thread recently, and if you want eco-friendly and/or prototypical modern diesel smoke operation, it's the best ever made, IMHO.
My first diesel with smoke was a Railking RS1. I tried it but I didn't like it. It's the only diesel that I've run with smoke. When I put a new diesel on the track the first thing I do after adding it to the DCS remote is shut the smoke off.
The only reason I mentioned smoking diesels is because some guys mentioned diesels as their best smokers. I thought it needed a little explanation why I specifically listed steam engines though maybe it didn't.
I understand that some guys really love smoking diesels. I think that's cool but it's not for me.
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Post by JKP on Sept 14, 2021 0:17:15 GMT
I think all O gauge engines, steam or diesels should smoke, and even cabooses  , they did and do on a real railroad. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2021 15:44:48 GMT
My 2026 or 2037 will blow smoke rings. Oldtimers has set in and I cannot remember which one. I'll run some test once I make it back into the traincave.
I have one caboose with the smoke option. It didn't smoke all that well and I was afraid of burning up the smoke unit. So smoke option is set to off until I need to show it off to a visitor.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2021 19:26:52 GMT
It's a tie between my MTH Premier Blue Comet (converted to PS3) and my Williams brass Niagara (also converted to PS3 and smoke unit upgraded to fan-driven MTH). They are hits with visitors and see regular service on my layout.
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, they did and do on a real railroad.